Sunkrish Bala


Sunkrish Balasubramanian, known professionally as Sunkrish Bala, is an Indian and American actor.

Early life and Career

Sunkrish Balasubramanian was born in Mumbai, India, and is of Tamil descent. However, he moved with his family to San Jose, California, as a child, where he grew up. He graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, California in 2002 and from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television 2006. Even before graduating from university, he landed guest roles in the series Will & Grace and Grey's Anatomy, despite skipping theatre classes to film and having no experience acting in television series. Also, while still a student, he landed his first leading role in the small series Nine Months. The series lasted only one season.
From 2007–2008, Bala was a series regular on the ABC comedy Notes from the Underbelly portraying the role of Eric. Bala was also a series regular on the MTV series I Just Want My Pants Back in the role of Bobby. The show was cancelled after one season. Bala had recurring roles as Dr. Caleb Subramanian on The Walking Dead and Vikram Singh on Castle.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005CSI: NYAlex1 episode
2005BarbershopBashirRecurring role, 4 episodes:
"Get Your Hand Out of My Womb"
"Madonna Is a Ho"
"What's Good for the Cos..."
"The Politics of Money"
2005Criminal MindsJordan1 episode
2005Will & GraceGerald1 episode
2005Grey's AnatomySteve Murphy2 episodes:
"Thanks for the Memories"
"Much Too Much"
2005, 2007My Name Is EarlDoctor2 episodes:
"Teacher Earl"
"Two Balls, Two Strikes"
2006HuffStudent #21 episode
2006VanishedBallistics Tech1 episode
2006DamagesCompleted
2007-08Notes from the UnderbellyEricSeason 1-2
2009Body PoliticZekeUnaired Pilot
2009BonesBuddy Shirazi1 episode
2009Lie to MeArun Ashraf1 episode
2010Brothers & SistersLewis1 episode
2010Day OneJamil1 episode
2011Harry's LawDr. Max Richards1 episode
2011-12AwkwardDr. MishraRecurring role, 4 episodes:
"Pilot"
"The Scarlet Eye"
"Fateful"
"Homewrecker Hamilton"
2011-12I Just Want My Pants BackBobbySeason 1
2013ShamelessAndy3 episodes:
"Where There's a Will"
"Frank the Plumber"
"Order Room Service"
2013MistressesHamid1 episode
2013Body of ProofSanjit Singh1 episode
2013Austin & AllyRoger Dunlap1 episode
2013The Walking DeadDr. Caleb Subramanian4 episodes
2014Modern FamilyDarylEpisode: "Haley's 21st Birthday"
2014Switched at BirthMr. ZEpisode: "Girl on the Cliff"
2015ScorpionJimEpisode: "Cliffhanger"
2015-16CastleVikram Singh9 episodes
2023–presentBeavis and Butt-HeadDoctor, Aggro Dude and Aggro Dude's friend 2 episodes
2023–presentUnicorn: Warriors EternalRakshasa 2 episodes

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014TransistorRoyce
2018Fallout 76Marcus Taylor, Niraj Singh, Garry Wilkins, Additional Voices